Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 19h“It’s October in Massachusetts,” I said. “The garden will be slowing down,” I said. “Surely I can start harvesting twice a week instead of every two days.” Well. 230
Reposted by MiriamK.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 07/10/2026Vote as early as possible. In person, if possible. Make it so all ballot fuckups and cheats come from the GOP side. And be the annoying friend who never shuts up about this. 59249
Reposted by MiriamVirginiaM - owlet @virginiam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026ONE WEEK UNTIL IT IS UNLEASHED UPON THE WORLD!! PREPARE prepare for... coziness justice good-faith curiosity a very cute house books and snacks BE READY 0116
Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@annleckie.com Typo report: You briefly lose Shtel’s pronouns on page 262 of RADIANT STAR. 000
Reposted by MiriamJulia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 01/10/2026do you love Ann Leckie? do you love Lois McMaster Bujold? have you somehow never read C. J. Cherryh? you have an enormous treat ahead of you in this Humble Bundle! #BookSky 💙📚 89551
Reposted by MiriamAsher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I don't mean what I'm about to say in a sappy way, but a fairly hard-nosed one: natural ecosystems are often remarkably good at recovering from serious local natural disasters *if they are given the chance.* 21422405
Reposted by MiriamDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 30/09/2026Over at #Ebooks Direct: our #Autumn #Sale is on! All our #sciencefiction and #fantasy #ebook bundles have had prices cut to make it easier for you to pick up some new-season reading. And you get our free lifetime replacement guarantee! Do stop by and take advantage of us. dduane.link/AutumnEbookS... 05740
Reposted by MiriamSkye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Queer authors, if you will be publishing a book on ITCH DOT IO and/or KOBO PLUS between now and Dec 31, please make that book known to me below. Especially if you're not publishing on the Evil River! Pre-order link is best, itch profile is great (so I can follow you), or whatever ya got. 🌈📚 21119108
Reposted by MiriamSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We have *six days* left until the Academy of Natural Sciences, North America's oldest Natural History museum, is scheduled to close it's doors. Here are *six reasons* why we cannot - and will not- let that happen. 1465380
Reposted by MiriamPolenth Blake @polenth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The preorders are live in most places now. The ones pending are Kobo and Apple. Active ones include Smashwords, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble and Amazon. I also have the itchio one up: polenth.itch.io/wereconiferpolenth.itch.ioWereconifer by Polenth BlakeA novella of aliens and trees. 134
Reposted by Miriamrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The three horsemen of every internet outage are DNS, BGP, and the Greater North American Cable Seeking Backhoe 615835
Reposted by MiriamTiny Elf Arcanist✨ @tinyelfarcanist.com · 19/09/2026The #IndieInkAwards2025 ceremony is about to start! Stay tuned for the winners that I'll be sharing in this thread: 1157
Reposted by MiriamNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 181141056479
Reposted by MiriamFreya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Last chance to read the first four chapters before the book's release tomorrow! This week: meet Jehan, for whom I really SHOULD have invented a fantasy vocab word for Le Messy Ex-Situationship. 25111
Reposted by MiriamYes That Eleri @eleritmlh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This one's for @tkingfisher.com theneedling.com/2026/08/04/h...theneedling.comHome Gardening Virtuoso Successfully Turns $800 into a Side SaladAs Seattle’s home gardeners begin their fall harvest this month, today one mistro of the local homegrown produce scene impressed his family and friends after successfully turning $800 into a … 412323
Reposted by MiriamJRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt. 6861082008
Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Did I ever tell you all about the time my mom wound up with 12 or 14 beef tongues? (Also, if tongue meat grosses you out, this is a good time to mute me for a bit.) 100
Reposted by MiriamClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026HOLY SHIT DUDES fucking with the environment is now not just a sin (which Francis also said), it is classed as a direct fuck-you to God and a central tenet of the reasoning is the need to care for "our common home," i.e. you are morally obligated to think about the other people who also live hereamericamagazine.orgVatican theological commission defines ‘sin against creation and the Creator’ in new documentThe more than 29,000 word text calls for ecological conversion due to “sin against creation and the Creator.” 981192360
Reposted by MiriamSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2 171410895
Reposted by Miriamrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Holy shiiiiiiit if you know anyone in North Carolina who may even know anyone who knows anyone who's been to an event by these people, get them to go get the rabies post-exposure prophylaxis shots RIGHT THE FUCK NOW, DO NOT WAIT, YOU CANNOT TREAT IT AFTER SYMPTOMS START 1019611823
Reposted by MiriamBodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 17/08/2026Ranking friendly-looking medieval animals by how much we'd trust them. #MedievalMonday 321172
Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026After a fainting fit that we never did get a proper explanation for: “It was probably vapors in the bloodstream.” Did I mention that this was health services at a women’s college? In the current century? 120
Reposted by MiriamMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 05/08/2026After hearing from regular readers of ShouldntNeedToBeALawyer.com (and re-evaluating the landscape in mid-2026, and upgrading our security), we’ve dropped any sort of wall - you do not need a Patreon account to read posts. Which, hopefully, makes it easier to share useful info with other folks.shouldntneedtobealawyer.comShouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland — creating Shouldn't Need to Be a LawyerGet more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon. creating Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer. Support Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland and get exclusive access t... 13812
Reposted by MiriamFinn Longman is only here occasionally @finnlongman.com · 04/08/2026COVER REVEAL! My next novel, The Animals We Became, retells the medieval Welsh tale 'Math fab Mathonwy'. It's a book about gender, trauma, and compulsory heterosexuality expressed through non-consensual animal transformations and some deeply unreliable narration... finnlongman.com/books/the-an... 1316860
Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026“I don’t understand why you, an engineer whose job is inherently about precision and reliability, don’t appreciate the value of a tool that makes stuff up afresh every time and is frequently wrong.” 030
Reposted by MiriamDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 03/08/2026Anybody at @moderation.bsky.app want to try to explain why they suspended @matthewcort.land, ANOTHER of the most prominent people out here fighting for disabled and marginalized people? Like… are y'all planning to suspend/ban literally every disabled legal scholar/policy worker out here, orrrr…? 7250124
Reposted by Miriamhannahcole04.bsky.social @hannahcole04.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Do humans and birds share an eye for design? 🐦🎨 For my Master's diss, I’m testing if we share aesthetic tastes with bowerbirds. I need 100 responses to finish! Visual, anonymous & under 5 mins. Link: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 🧪 cc: @scienseed.com #AcademicSky #SciComm 33327180
Reposted by MiriamLouisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Well, this article is incredibly depressing for cooking enthusiasts. The short version: private equity has, over the last couple of decades, quietly bought up most of the classic brands you’ve heard of and then traded on their names while drastically cutting quality and closing American factories 11529621156
Reposted by MiriamKade Peregrine @kadeperegrine.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Just called the homelessness prevention line, now more waiting! www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...justgiving.comHelp raise £2000 to Find housing – JustGiving CrowdfundingIʼm raising money to Find housing. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page. 012
Reposted by MiriamJohn Lingan @johnlingan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026"The steam drill didn’t want John Henry’s job. Carey Dupont and the Velvet Sundown don’t want mine. They’re just machines. It’s the human beings behind these machines who don’t care about the livelihoods of working people, much less the unfathomable power of music to connect human beings." 19440
Reposted by MiriamVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 04/07/2026A new scam-hunting tool: check a website's source code for AI prompts www.propublica.org/article/goog...propublica.orgHow Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter SpiralI thought I had missed something major in my reporting. Turns out I had stumbled into an AI-fueled feedback loop that involved a real LLC’s fictional website and a search engine that’s thrusting unrel... 17037
Reposted by Miriamsummervillain / a. lee welles @summervillain.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Most of what I know about how to engage constructively with my elected representatives I learned from Celeste and her invaluable call scripts. It feels right for me to give back. Here's the GFM link at the bottom of the thread. Read up for all the whys—TW for discussion of DV 1108
Reposted by MiriamNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world. 7043272445
Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I look forward to the day when I am searching for this because the dog has ALREADY eaten the food in question and I’m trying to figure out how concerned I should be. (No, I do not.) 020
Reposted by MiriamK.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 20/06/2026“Disabling the AI is like a puzzle game hidden inside a Möbius strip tucked in a dead snail.” 833875
Reposted by MiriamAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/06/2026I've spent the last two months putting together this exhaustive analysis of the New York Times coverage of trans people. It covers 3,242 articles over 12 years. In 2022, the NYT shifted towards a hostile stance towards trans people in their framing. www.thedissident.news/exclusive-ho...thedissident.newsExclusive: How The New York Times Changed Its Coverage of Trans PeopleAn exhaustive analysis of over 3,242 articles by the New York Times covering transgender issues from 2014-2026 revealed a stark shift towards hostile framing in 2022. In January 2015, the New York Ti... 5337521491
Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I would like more werewolf fiction about family packs, please. 040
Reposted by MiriamNitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 15/06/2026whoa! the-decoder.com/landmark-ger...the-decoder.comLandmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answersA German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators ... 412733
Reposted by MiriamMillie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 15/06/2026I'm putting together quarterly lists of forthcoming SFFH books published by small presses. I do my best to find the info but I can't possibly know every press or release, so I have a submission form. Please share broadly with small pubs, authors, and everyone & their dog so I don't miss a release 👇smallpitch.org#SmallBooksSmall Press New Releases Starting July 2026, we will put together quarterly lists of forthcoming small press books. For now, we only list science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but hope to expand to… 04136
Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 14/06/2026May you be as happy as a greyhound with a lickimat covered in peanut butter. 170
Reposted by MiriamDawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The web should be accessible to people with poor internet connections & assistive technologies. As a UX designer, I will absolutely die on this hill.mohkohn.co.ukHow building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnightMy client was a utility company, and they had a big problem... 121046370
Reposted by MiriamDr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Happy Friday, happy news! 👐💬 "Uptick in children & teenagers enjoying #reading for first time in 5 years" #booksky #literacy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUptick in children and teenagers enjoying reading for first time in 5 yearsMore than one in three now say they like picking up books in their spare time, according to a literacy charity. 06718
Reposted by MiriamNicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Solar just produced more electricity than coal in the US for the first month ever and it won't be the last... Over the last two decades, the role of coal and solar in the US mix has changed drastically May 2006: 🪨 48%, ☀️ 0% May 2016: 🪨 26%, ☀️ 2% May 2026: 🪨 12%, ☀️ 13% 17925285
Miriam @3rdragon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Phone number spoofing is a thing! Only trust that you are talking to a legit number if YOU CALLED THEM! 010
Reposted by MiriamReactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 09/06/2026For over 30 years, Subterranean Press has created beautiful, thoughtful special edition books and published beloved stories within the SFF community. We are sad to hear the news about Subterranean's impending closure and wish the best for the team moving forward.locusmag.comSubterranean Press to Close - LocusAfter a long career of publishing gorgeous limited editions, collections, art books, and novellas, publisher Bill Schafer has shared the news that Subterranean Press will be permanently closing in the... 612545
Reposted by MiriamNatalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I am *delighted* that I had the chance to chat with Alison of Ask A Manager, who is brilliant and hilarious and has been such a champion of both Hench and now Villain. This was a blast and I am so grateful! 5707
Reposted by MiriamJ. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/ 8381182802
